> I am looking into switching an Ubuntu Server to RHEL5. Is there a way > to get a list of packages (on the web) that ship with RHEL5? I need to > verify that RHEL includes the packages used to drive an existing > Squirrelmail app on an Ubuntu server. Those packages are Apache, PHP, > Postfix, Dovecot, and Squirrelmail.
A couple of "non-easy" methods would be: 1: browse redhat's srpm repository ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/ 2: Browse centos' package list http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/i386/CentOS/ http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5/os/x86_64/CentOS/ and searching google came up with the same responses so *shrug* BUT, I can tell you upfront that all 5 of those packages are standard parts of RHEL, but it is very rarely but occasionally possible that the RHEL package might be missing something you need and you'll have to re-package it (which isn't that hard but its not default). And btw, the apache package is called httpd. > Also, if RHEL5 is purchased, how much does Redhat support the programs > used (assuming the basic support option)? I assume they will > guarantee the apps will run when properly installed from their RPM's, > but that the configuration of those apps would be separate (or not > supported). Pretty much as you assumed, but you can get config help in some cases depending on the scenario. > Also, is it possible to purchase support for individual apps like > Postfix, Squirrelmail, and Dovecot? Kinda. I got Global Services to quote me on install and support of the install of a medium sized ISP mail system once and those were the components they offered. Wasn't worth the price at the time. You can always ask :) > > I have been scouring the web trying to find the list of official > packages that ship with RHEL5, but haven't been able to find it. > > The Ubuntu versions of the apps are below, hopefully RHEL5 includes > comparable versions: > > Postfix 2.5.5-1 > Dovecot 1.1.4 > Squirrelmail 1.4.13 > Apache 2.2.9 > PHP 5.2.6 The kick with RHEL5 is that you have to take into consideration that this is a long term supported version of FC6. Because of that long term support they typically run an older version, but will commonly backport fixes from upstreams newer version for bugs and security errata. Here are the current versions based on RHEL5.3: Postfix 2.3.3 Dovecot 1.0.7 Squirrelmail 1.4.8 Apache 2.2.3 PHP 5.1.6 -greg _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
